School: Gormanstown, Árd Fhíonáin (roll number 5615)
- Location:
- Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Peadar de Mhóiréis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 512
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- (continued from previous page)after pressing was called critool. It was regarded as being of no use and was thrown away. Some farmers gave up making cider but many of them still make it.
Smithwork.
Long ago there were a great many forges in these districts but there only a few of them left now. The blacksmiths it is said were very skillful at their work. They used to make spades and other farming implements and could make and repair almost all the machines used on the farms at that time.
Thrawneen Cutting.
Another very profitable and popular industry here was thrawneen cutting in summer. Thrawneen is a kind of grass that still grows plentifully in the fields here. It(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr P. Marsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary
